Composition of the Essential Oil of Xeranthemum annuum L. from Greece

Helen D. Skaltsa Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, GR-157 71, Athens, Greece

Diamante M. Lazari Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, GR-157 71, Athens, Greece

Theophanis Constantinidis Botanical Institute, Department of Biology, University of Patras, GR-26 500, Patras., Greece

Abstract

Steam distilled essential oil from aerial parts of Xeranthemum annuum L. was analyzed by GC/MS. Ninety-seven compounds were identified. The essential oil was characterized by a high amount of monoterpene and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons of which β-pinene (15.2%) and β-caryophyllene (8.6%) were the major constituents.

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